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  • Aaron Reeve Mendes: 1st in Blitz at Menorca, Spain
    on April 3, 2024 at 8:00 pm

    11-Year-Old Prodigy Aaron Mendes of Canada, Claims Victory in III Open International Chess Menorca BLITZ In an astonishing turn of events at the III Open International Chess Menorca BLITZ held on April 4th in Menorca, Spain, 11-year-old […]

  • CFC Response to the FIDE Ban on Transgender Women Competing in Women's Events
    on August 19, 2023 at 8:00 pm

    The Chess Federation of Canada disagrees with and is disappointed by the FIDE decision to ban transgender women from competing in women’s chess events. We disagree with the way it was implemented, involving the banning of transgender […]

  • TEDx Talk on Checkmating Bias: Increasing Women's Participation in Chess
    on April 16, 2023 at 8:00 pm

    Carina D’Souza gave a TEDx talk at Havergal College on “Checkmating Bias: Increasing Women’s Particiation in Chess”. Watch the talk on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-WQQm69-jU

  • IM Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux On His Prep, His Talismans, and Keys to Success
    on December 18, 2022 at 8:00 pm

    (Original was posted on chess.com) It has been a spectacular year for Montreal’s Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux. He steamrolled his competition in an international tournament with a 3037 performance rating, then in September he won the World […]

  • COVID-19 Rating Incentive Extended To July 1
    on April 1, 2022 at 8:00 pm

    The ratings incentives have been extended (again) to July 1, 2022. The updated policy is as follows: Extension - Internet Rated Games and COVID-19 Rating Incentive The CFC is extending to July 1, 2022 the interim policy to accept internet […]

  • Canadian Closed, Zonals, Easter Sectionals (Kingston) Announced
    on March 6, 2022 at 8:00 pm

    (Original was posted HERE) KEC 2022 Announcement (Kingston Easter Chess) This is the KEC 2022 ANNOUNCEMENT, now updated as of Tuesday, April 12th. Especially given changing pandemic conditions, this will be updated as applicable. KEC 2022 […]

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  • Nakamura Defeats 38 GMs In Two-Hour Bullet Brawl Arena
    on July 5, 2025 at 8:46 pm

    24 hours after winning his fifth Freestyle Friday, GM Hikaru Nakamura returned to Chess.com's servers to capture his 43rd Bullet Brawl title in a commanding fashion. Nakamura and GM Andrew Tang broke away from the 135-strong field on […]

  • Carlsen Storms Into Lead As Gukesh Suffers
    on July 5, 2025 at 6:28 pm

    GM Magnus Carlsen started day four of the 2025 SuperUnited Croatia Rapid & Blitz trailing World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju by four points but ended the day two points ahead after scoring 7.5/9 while Gukesh crashed to 1.5/9. GM […]

  • Gukesh Takes 3-Point Lead Into Blitz Showdown
    on July 4, 2025 at 7:30 pm

    World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju increased his lead over GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda to three points and kept a four-point gap to GM Magnus Carlsen as he made two draws and scored a dominant win over GM Wesley So to score 14/18 in the […]

  • Nakamura Conquers Arjun In 10 Moves, Becomes First Player To Win 5 Freestyle Fridays
    on July 4, 2025 at 7:29 pm

    GM Hikaru Nakamura became the first player to win five Freestyle Fridays on July 4 after scoring an undefeated 10/11, following his first perfect run in last week's edition. Nakamura has now gone 29 games without a loss in Freestyle […]

  • Gukesh Stuns Carlsen Again, Wins 5 In A Row
    on July 3, 2025 at 5:22 pm

    World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju has done it again, beating world number-one Magnus Carlsen from a losing position to take the sole lead in the 2025 SuperUnited Croatia Rapid & Blitz. "Now we can question Magnus' domination," said […]

  • GM Tigran Nalbandian (1975-2025)
    on July 3, 2025 at 2:01 pm

    Armenian chess is in mourning following the passing of GM Tigran Nalbandian, a beloved coach and player who played a central role in the rise of chess in his nation over the last two decades.  Nalbandian died of a heart attack […]

Lichess

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  • Lichess Game of the Month: May '25
    on July 1, 2025 at 3:05 pm

    The French Defense dismantled

  • Ending the Boycott
    on June 18, 2025 at 7:11 am

    Lichess has resumed cooperation with Saint Louis Chess Club after positive changes, but will maintain its boycott on the US Chess Federation

  • Titled Arena Announcement(s)
    on June 6, 2025 at 12:02 am

    Announcing our schedule for upcoming Titled Arenas!

  • Lichess Game of the Month: April '25
    on June 1, 2025 at 4:57 am

    A rich Sveshnikov game

  • Lichess Qualifiers for Kazakhstan Cup 2025
    on May 19, 2025 at 2:05 pm

    A $2,000 online prize fund event - with three winners qualifying with flights and accomodation covered to the Aktobe Open - for a further chance to win their share of a $100,000 prize fund

  • Sharjah Masters 2025: Preview
    on May 16, 2025 at 11:36 am

    The Sharjah Masters is always a glittering jewel on the chess calendar, with a roster of elite players competing for the generous prize funds. Now in its 8th edition, this year's event promises to be a spectacular highlight of 2025.